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SB 499 - Charities - definitions, paid solicitor requirements (20)

Hill, Jack (4th)	Cheeks, Donald E (23rd)	Kemp, Rene' D (3rd)

Status Summary	SC:	V&CA	HC:	Judy	FR:	02/28/00	LA:	05/01/00	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988," so as to provide for various matters relating to the registration and solicitation activities of charitable organizations and their paid solicitors and solicitor agents; to change the definition of the term "charitable organization" and define the terms "religious organization" and "solicitor agent"; to provide for the electronic filing of certain forms by paid solicitors; to require that an applicant for registration as a paid solicitor consent to a criminal background investigation in connection with his or her application; to change requirements relating to financial statements to be filed by paid solicitors; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Code Sections

Code Sections amended: 43-17-2, 43-17-3, 43-17-3.1, 43-17-4, 43-17-5, 43-17-7, 43-17-8, 43-17-9, 43-17-12